Main Idea Flashcard

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Definition of main idea?

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Central point or theme of a text.

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Central point or key concept of a passage?

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main idea

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Purpose of identifying the main idea in a text?

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Understand the central theme or message.

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Main idea is not always explicitly stated in a text.

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False

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Common strategies for identifying the main idea:

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Identifying the topic sentence, repeated words/phrases, summarizing in your own words, and identifying the central theme.

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NOT a subtopic of the main idea? A, B, C, D

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D

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Importance of distinguishing main idea from supporting details?

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Understand central focus and supporting evidence.

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Key words/phrases for main idea identification:

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central theme, main point, primary focus, key concept, central idea, main idea

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Main idea vs. topic:

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The main idea is the central message; the topic is the subject matter.

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Challenges in determining the main idea:

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Difficulty identifying key information, confusion from irrelevant details, and multiple possible main ideas.